July 2009--The trip East on I-80
We started on our trip to Georgia in late July and stayed in Cheyenne, Wy. the first night. There is a definite feel to Cheyenne that makes you feel like you have stepped back in time. We felt out of place without cowboy boots and belt buckles. We will always remember our restaurant experience at Chili's. We had the worst waiter ever and Paige never got her meal. We finally complained to the manager and they brought her some mac and cheese and paid for our entire meal. Mike was on cloud 9. He loved the idea that they took care of our entire bill.
The next night we stayed in Omaha, NE at an awesome hotel that looked right over the Missouri River. They had a fun pool and restaurant right at the hotel so we didn't ever leave.
The next morning we went to Winter Quarters. We loved the visitor center, cemetary, and temple there. It gave us all an appreciation for the long trek and sacrifice the Mormon pioneers made when they came to Salt Lake. We had driven for 12 or 13 hours in an air conditioned car to travel the same distance that took them months in the heat and cold. Many people (mostly children) died at Winter Quarters and are buried there in the cemetary. It was quite a moving place that we will always remember.
Winter Quarters Temple
Paige, McKell and Mike at the cemetary. The statue in the back is of a husband and wife burying their child in a grave.
This bed represented how much space the Pioneers coming from Europe had on the boat. A whole family stayed on one bed. I can't imagine our kids that close to each other for weeks or months.
In front of the visitor's center at Winter Quarters. This statue shows an entire family pushing and pulling a handcart. (We have become so accustomed to a life of ease that it is difficult to imagine what they went through)
The next night we stayed in Omaha, NE at an awesome hotel that looked right over the Missouri River. They had a fun pool and restaurant right at the hotel so we didn't ever leave.
The next morning we went to Winter Quarters. We loved the visitor center, cemetary, and temple there. It gave us all an appreciation for the long trek and sacrifice the Mormon pioneers made when they came to Salt Lake. We had driven for 12 or 13 hours in an air conditioned car to travel the same distance that took them months in the heat and cold. Many people (mostly children) died at Winter Quarters and are buried there in the cemetary. It was quite a moving place that we will always remember.
Winter Quarters Temple
Paige, McKell and Mike at the cemetary. The statue in the back is of a husband and wife burying their child in a grave.
This bed represented how much space the Pioneers coming from Europe had on the boat. A whole family stayed on one bed. I can't imagine our kids that close to each other for weeks or months.
In front of the visitor's center at Winter Quarters. This statue shows an entire family pushing and pulling a handcart. (We have become so accustomed to a life of ease that it is difficult to imagine what they went through)
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